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Pirates activated LHP Wade LeBlanc from the bereavement list.

LeBlanc will be available out of the Pirates' bullpen on Saturday night against the Padres after missing a couple of games because of an illness in his family. The left-hander has posted a 4.50 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, and 44/13 K/BB ratio in 56 innings this season out of the Pittsburgh bullpen. Aug 5 - 8:29 PM

Pirates placed LHP Wade LeBlanc on the bereavement list.

There is an illness in LeBlanc's family which will require him to step away from the team for a few days. The Pirates are calling up reliever Dovydas Neverauskas to fill his spot until he is ready to return to the team. Aug 2 - 5:16 PM

Wade LeBlanc was credited with a save for pitching three scoreless innings Tuesday against the Reds.

LeBlanc finished off a 12-3 game tonight. He's done well in his middle relief/mop-up role, posting a 2.76 ERA in 16 1/3 innings. May 2 - 10:31 PM

Wade LeBlanc allowed one run and one hit over 5 1/3 innings of long relief Monday against the Reds.

The lone hit was Eugenio Suarez's homer. The Pirates have Trevor Williams, Drew Hutchison and Steven Brault as rotation alternatives, but LeBlanc doesn't want to be forgotten about if the need arises. He made eight starts last year, all of them coming for the Mariners before the Pirates picked him up in September. Apr 10 - 11:09 PM

Depth Charts

This is Cervelli's third trip to the DL this season. It's worth noting that Cervelli broke the hamate bone in his left hand last year, which eventually led to surgery. Chris Stewart should see most of the action behind the plate during his absence.

Pirates GM Neal Huntington said you can "pretty much eliminate the thought" of Jung Ho Kang returning this season.

Kang is still waiting to obtain a visa following a third DUI arrest in South Korea. There's no timetable for his return and Huntington acknowledged that his career with the Pirates may be over. "As far as 2018, we still remain optimistic that we'll go through the process again this offseason, and perhaps the thought process or the environment will change," he said. "But we have to face the reality that it might not." The 30-year-old has hit .273/.355/.483 with 36 home runs and 120 RBI across 229 major league games.

Pirates placed OF Gregory Polanco on the 10-day disabled list, retroactive to August 13, with a left hamstring strain.

Polanco suffered the injury during Saturday's game against the Blue Jays and will now hit the DL with the third time this year. It's a tough break for the Pirates as they attempt to hang around in the NL Central race.